鈥淚t鈥檚 important to note that I race in both downhill and enduro events with just one bike (my Scott Ransom 920 enduro bike), and with that in mind, I chose EBC鈥檚 Red Compound pads and the 203mm discs.

鈥淪ince July I鈥檝e been doing so many races… two international ones, all the downhill and enduro national cups and championships, and, of course, some local races in Madeira Island.

鈥淚n July, I had my first ever Downhill National Championship, finishing in the top 3 in the Junior category, as well as a downhill race from the National Cup, finishing in P2. Then, in the beginning of August, I went to Maribor, Slovenia with some friends to race the European Downhill Championship. This was more about the adventure than picking up results, as it鈥檚 almost impossible to get a good result on a real downhill track with an enduro bike, but we had a lot of fun and it was a great experience to have the perception of the high level on downhill races.

鈥淭he brake system was such an important issue on that track and mine was just perfect; the brakes working 100% from top to bottom.

鈥淭hen I had two local enduro races in Madeira Island, winning the Junior category. On September 1 I travelled to Loudenvielle, France to race my first ever EWS round. It was so good but such a hard race 鈥� long and diverse stages with physical, technical stuff and more than seven hours spent on the bike. A proper enduro race!

鈥淯nfortunately, I had some issues during the day. I broke the chain and had two crashes which meant having my best stage result nullified. I finished in the top 30 in the Men Under 21 category. I loved to race outside of my comfort zone and to meet some fast guys. I鈥檓 excited for more EWS races next year!

鈥淏ack home, I had the opportunity to race the famous Trans Madeira from 21-25 September. Even knowing pretty much all the island and all the trails, it was the best week of my life so far. Riding bikes for five days while meeting people that share the same passion was so good. It was a five-day race, with more than 30 stages and covering more than 200km. Pure adventure!

鈥淚 finished in the top 5, with some of the fastest in the world in front of me like Mitch Ropelato and Adrien Loron. I鈥檒l do that race again for sure!

鈥淭hen, in October, I started at university in Lisbon to study Marketing and Publicity, but continued racing nationals and some races on Madeira Island. Did a race from the third round of the National Enduro Cup and won on Juniors (I鈥檝e won all the rounds so far) and then it was my biggest goal of the season 鈥� National Enduro Championship. For the third year, my goal was to be the national champion and this year I finally made it. I鈥檓 so happy to be the Junior National Enduro Champion and to wear the national jersey.

鈥淣ext weekend, I have the final round of the Portuguese Enduro Cup in Algarve, but as I鈥檝e won all the previous rounds I鈥檓 already the Winner of the Portuguese Enduro Cup.

So far, my best results of the year are:

– Junior National Enduro Champion 2021

– Winner of the Portuguese Enduro Cup 2021 (Junior Category)

– Top 5 at Trans Madeira Autumn Edition 2021 (Male Category)

– 4 x Enduro Champion of Madeira Island